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Great Black Tiger Pill,Effective for recurrent and persistent conditions, as well as all types of exhaustion syndromes, regardless of whether they are characterized by cold or heat, or the severity of the condition.

Formulas Name : Great Black Tiger Pill

Chinese Name : 大黑虎丹

Drug Formulation

3 pairs of geckoes (lightly roasted), 1 toad (coated with butter and roasted until red), 5 zhu of cinnabar (finely ground),5 sheets of gold leaf (ground), 5 sheets of silver leaf (ground), 3 qian of white fresh bark, 3 qian of Sophora flavescens root, 1 liang of snake shed skin (lightly roasted), 1 fen of white dog feces (lightly roasted), 6 qian of leather cloth (3-year-old, roasted until yellow), 3 qian of Vitex fruit, 3 qian of black donkey hoof (roasted until yellow),1 qian of sulfur (finely ground), 1 fen of realgar (finely ground), 1 fen of parietal bone (coated with ghee and lightly roasted until slightly reddish), 1 liang of musk (finely ground), 1 fen of agarwood, 3 zhu of agarwood chips (lightly roasted), 3 qian of frankincense, 6 qian of night-glow sand (male variety, pointed at both ends), 1 fen of human nasal mucus.

Source

*Shenghui* (Volume 31).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, then grind them thoroughly until uniform. Mix with pig bile and soft rice, then pound into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

Effective for recurrent and persistent conditions, as well as all types of exhaustion syndromes, regardless of whether they are characterized by cold or heat, or the severity of the condition.

Instructions for Use

Before each dose, first take 1 zhan of freshly drawn well water, add a small amount of musk and sugar, and soak 10 pills in it overnight. The next morning, first bathe in a decoction of mugwort, then eat 1 small zhan of plain noodles, and immediately take the medicine. After taking it, cover yourself thickly with clothes and blankets and lie down until you break a sweat.

Great Black Tiger Pill,*Shenghui* (Volume 31).,Effective for recurrent and persistent conditions, as well as all types of exhaustion syndromes, regardless of whether they are characterized by cold or heat, or the severity of the condition.

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